Millennials Vs Gen X Episode 12: Frenemies

So, Will feels pretty good about his big move and feels like he can start swinging back and forth to knock out big targets from both sides now. Bret was not really a fan, and decides to make his own moves by going to Adam and telling them that David, Jay and Will have to go. Adam sees this as a great deal for him.

On a roll

We dive straight in to the first immunity challenge of the episode now, which involves transporting discs over obstacles without dropping them and then rolling them across a table into a slot. The castaways vary in terms of the amount they carry over, but most take two trips and David is the first to complete the balance beam. The next section is to go through wires. Bret, David and Jay lead the way, Hannah and Sunday struggle, but Will can't even get up to it as he's still stuck on the first part. Jay starts rolling first, then David and Bret. Jay eventually hits his stride and wins immunity.

Jay is happy he gets to keep his idol for a little while longer, but there's a lot of nervous faces now since the plan was to target Jay. Will and Jay settle on David for the vote, and Will feels confident that he has the numbers. But Adam is only playing along, and has Bret on board to vote out Will instead. Hannah feels a little guilty for going after the guy who saved her, but Adam convinces her it's the right move and they can do David next time.

Who's really in control?

At tribal council, David is feeling very vulnerable, which Jay thinks is strange since he was in the majority last time. Jeff talks about the need to make big moves without becoming too much of a target, which they all agree is a tricky balancing act. The vote is between David and Will, and Will gets blindsided with a smile on his face. Another gracious exit. His decision to flip looks pretty bad now.

Adam has to explain himself to Jay, after screwing him over once again. The old adversaries talk it out where Adam tells Jay he can't go to the end with David...but Adam's still playing him a little bit, as he actually thinks the biggest threat is right beside him.

Time is not on your side in this challenge

Another challenge now, and a pretty unique one. It involves the contestants having to split their focus between solving a puzzle and making sure their ball doesn't reach the bottom of their pinball table. If they fail to catch their ball before it drops, they have to wait out a time penalty. And stopping the ball proves quite difficult for everyone. Ken has another enemy: spelling, when he Dan Foley's it and calls Jeff over for an incorrect guess. He's still the closest by far though, and Adam and Hannah even start watching his ball and telling him when to go back. With a little help from his friends, Ken wins immunity.

Adam explains he helped Ken because he didn't want David to win, and is trying to set up the vote so it's between David and Jay. However, David knows the best way to save his ass is for him and Ken to vote Bret. Hannah then says she wants to do Sunday instead, since she's worried everyone wants to take her to the end.

Yin and Yang share a moment

Adam tells Jay he needs to play his idol tonight, and Jay just pleads with him for them to go to the end together. Adam opens up and shares the story of his mom's cancer diagnosis, which makes Jay tear up. These two have such a unique and fascinating dynamic - almost like their personal relationship and their strategic relationship are polar opposites from eachother. Hannah goes to Adam to tell him to vote Sunday, but he doesn't like the plan as it opens the door for his worst case scenario: Jay surviving the night AND still having an idol.

At tribal council, Jay makes his case that even though he's a challenge threat, he's alone in the game. Whereas Ken is a challenge threat and has a close ally in David. David mentions how his name has come up a lot and he's had to rely heavily on his allies to keep him safe. Sunday is asked if she's a goat, and she says she's being underestimated.

The look of regret

After the votes, Jay finally gives in and plays his idol. It only cancels one vote though, as Hannah's plan to blindside Sunday prevails. He's kicking himself, but he managed to milk that baby for quite a long time. With the dead weight out of the way, we now have a final 6 that have all played pretty hard. It's gonna be interesting to see which ones are able to get to the end from here.

STAR OF THE WEEK: DAVID WRIGHT

After being called out as the biggest threat, David had to make it through two votes tonight, both where he was an obvious target. However, he's still there, and can win it all if he can hang on in there a bit longer.